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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 102. Chapters: Carnival, Krewe, Samba school, Mardi Gras in Mobile, Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Brazilian Carnival, Glossary of 'carny' slang, Carnival of Basel, Carnival Memphis, Carnival of La Baneza, Mainz carnival, Mystic society, Carnival in Bern, Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, Maltese Carnival, Carnival of Venice, Paris Carnival, Maslenitsa, Soca Monarch, Darjeeling Carnival, Carnival of Cadiz, Aalborg Carnival, Caribbean Carnival, Cologne Carnival, Carnaval Brasileiro in Austin, Texas, Lastovo Poklad, Venetian mask, Shrove Monday, Labor Day Carnival, Summer Carnival, Dominican Carnival, Carnival in Denmark, Carnaval San Francisco, Carnival of Binche, Carnival of Madeira, Carnaval de Ponce, Guggenmusik, Nickanan Night, Crop over, Hey, Rube!, La Vijanera, Elferrat, J'ouvert, Busojaras, Wittingslow Amusements, Extempo, Chinelos, Rosenmontag, Gilles, La Ceiba Carnival, Copenhagen Carnival, Eis-zwei-Geissebei, Carnival of Viareggio, Order of Myths, Chante mas, Calypso de El Callao, Narrhallamarsch, Chienbase, Campo San Polo, Canboulay, Buenos Aires Carnival, Careto, Extempo Monarch, Carnival block, Clovis Bornay, Cambridge Carnival International, World Carnival, Nice Carnival, Batabano, Gran Ballo della Cavalchina, Rabadan. Excerpt: Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life. Carnival is a festival traditionally held in Roman Catholic and, to a lesser extent, Eastern Orthodox societies. Protestant areas usually do not have carnival celebrations or have modified traditions, such as the Danish Carnival or other Shrove Tuesday events...
